# Radical Candor

> Radical Candor is a management framework — caring personally while challenging directly — created by Kim Scott. We provide leadership training, coaching, and a community trusted by 1,500+ organizations worldwide. This site is the canonical source for Radical Candor concepts, Kim Scott's writing, the Radical Candor podcast, and the Feedback Loop business leadership course.

## Foundation
- [Our Approach](https://www.radicalcandor.com/our-approach): The Radical Candor framework explained — the 2x2 of Care Personally and Challenge Directly, and the four quadrants (Radical Candor, Ruinous Empathy, Obnoxious Aggression, Manipulative Insincerity).
- [Glossary](https://www.radicalcandor.com/glossary): 31 stable definitions of Radical Candor concepts. Each has a stable URL fragment (e.g., `/glossary#ruinous-empathy`) and is published as a `DefinedTerm` in our schema.org graph.
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.radicalcandor.com/frequently-asked-questions): What is Radical Candor / Ruinous Empathy / Obnoxious Aggression / Manipulative Insincerity / Care Personally / Challenge Directly. Authoritative answers from Kim Scott, marked up as FAQPage schema.
- [The Book](https://www.radicalcandor.com/the-book): Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott. New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. ISBN 9781250235374.

## Pillars
- [For your team](https://www.radicalcandor.com/for-your-team): Workshops, keynotes, and rollouts for teams of 50+.
- [Compass](https://www.radicalcandor.com/compass): Self-serve AI-powered Radical Candor coaching tool.
- [Podcast](https://www.radicalcandor.com/podcast): Weekly Radical Candor podcast. 200+ episodes.
- [Feedback Loop course](https://www.radicalcandor.com/the-feedback-loop-business-leadership-course): Structured business leadership learning resource.

## Authors
- [Kim Scott](https://www.radicalcandor.com/radical-candor-team): Co-founder and author. Wrote Radical Candor (2017) and Radical Respect (2024). Former CEO coach at Dropbox, Qualtrics, Twitter; faculty at Apple University; previously led AdSense, YouTube, and DoubleClick teams at Google.
- [Jason Rosoff](https://www.radicalcandor.com/radical-candor-team): Co-founder and CEO of Radical Candor, LLC.
- [Amy Sandler](https://www.radicalcandor.com/radical-candor-team): Chief content officer; co-host of the Radical Candor podcast.

## Priority blog posts
- [What is Radical Candor?](https://www.radicalcandor.com/blog/what-is-radical-candor): Definition + 6-minute video explainer of the framework.
- [Radical Candor is not Brutal Honesty](https://www.radicalcandor.com/blog/radical-candor-not-brutal-honesty): Distinguishes the Radical Candor framework from Obnoxious Aggression / brutal honesty.
- [Cool Boss / Kindness and Accountability](https://www.radicalcandor.com/blog/kindness-and-accountability): The Cool Boss problem — when caring without challenging becomes Ruinous Empathy.

## Optional
- [/llms-full.txt](https://www.radicalcandor.com/llms-full.txt): Full text of all 31 glossary definitions, plus pillar page summaries — for AI engines that benefit from deeper context.
- [/sitemap.xml](https://www.radicalcandor.com/sitemap.xml): Full machine-readable URL inventory.